From 2004 until 2008, she served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment, Weekend Update. In 2001, Poehler joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live ( SNL) as a cast member. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
The group moved to New York City in 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. Amy Poehler ( / ˈ p oʊ l ər/ POH-lər born September 16, 1971) is an American actress and stand-up comedian.
